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Former [2023/03]PROSTHETIC TOOTH OR DENTURE BASE
[2025/16]
StatusThe patent has been granted
Status updated on  25.07.2025
Database last updated on 19.03.2026
FormerGrant of patent is intended
Status updated on  25.03.2025
FormerExamination is in progress
Status updated on  01.03.2024
FormerRequest for examination was made
Status updated on  16.12.2022
FormerThe international publication has been made
Status updated on  17.09.2021
Formerunknown
Status updated on  29.03.2021
Most recent event   Tooltip30.01.2026Lapse of the patent in a contracting state
New state(s): PL, RS
published on 04.03.2026  [2026/10]
Applicant(s)For all designated states
Davis, Schottlander & Davis Ltd
Fifth Avenue
Letchworth Garden City
Hertfordshire SG6 2WD / GB
[2023/03]
Inventor(s)01 / SCHOTTLANDER, Brian
c/o Davis, Schottlander & Davis Ltd
Fifth Avenue Letchworth
Garden City Hertfordshire SG6 2WD / GB
 [2023/03]
Representative(s)Lock, Graham James, et al
Fry Heath & Spence LLP
Unit A, Faraday Court
Faraday Road
Crawley, West Sussex RH10 9PU / GB
[2023/03]
Application number, filing date21713097.012.03.2021
[2023/03]
WO2021GB50629
Priority number, dateGB2020000365513.03.2020         Original published format: GB 202003655
[2023/03]
Filing languageEN
Procedural languageEN
PublicationType: A1 Application with search report
No.:WO2021181114
Date:16.09.2021
Language:EN
[2021/37]
Type: A1 Application with search report 
No.:EP4117574
Date:18.01.2023
Language:EN
The application published by WIPO in one of the EPO official languages on 16.09.2021 takes the place of the publication of the European patent application.
[2023/03]
Type: B1 Patent specification 
No.:EP4117574
Date:27.08.2025
Language:EN
[2025/35]
Search report(s)International search report - published on:EP16.09.2021
ClassificationIPC:A61C13/01, A61C13/10, A61C13/103, A61C13/08, A61C13/087
[2023/03]
CPC:
A61C13/10 (EP,GB,US); A61C13/0006 (US); A61C13/01 (GB,US);
A61C13/08 (GB,US); A61C13/097 (US); A61C13/1009 (EP)
Designated contracting statesAL,   AT,   BE,   BG,   CH,   CY,   CZ,   DE,   DK,   EE,   ES,   FI,   FR,   GB,   GR,   HR,   HU,   IE,   IS,   IT,   LI,   LT,   LU,   LV,   MC,   MK,   MT,   NL,   NO,   PL,   PT,   RO,   RS,   SE,   SI,   SK,   SM,   TR [2023/03]  
Extension statesBANot yet paid
MENot yet paid
Validation statesKHNot yet paid
MANot yet paid
MDNot yet paid
TNNot yet paid
TitleGerman:PROTHESENZAHN FÜR PROTHESENBASIS[2025/16]
English:PROSTHETIC TOOTH FOR DENTURE BASE[2025/16]
French:DENT PROTHÉTIQUE POUR BASE DE DENTIER[2025/16]
Former [2023/03]PROTHESENZAHN- ODER PROTHESENBASIS
Former [2023/03]PROSTHETIC TOOTH OR DENTURE BASE
Former [2023/03]BASE DE DENT PROTHÉTIQUE OU DE PROTHÈSE DENTAIRE
Entry into regional phase06.10.2022National basic fee paid 
06.10.2022Designation fee(s) paid 
06.10.2022Examination fee paid 
Examination procedure06.10.2022Amendment by applicant (claims and/or description)
06.10.2022Examination requested  [2023/03]
06.10.2022Date on which the examining division has become responsible
05.03.2024Despatch of a communication from the examining division (Time limit: M04)
24.06.2024Reply to a communication from the examining division
26.03.2025Communication of intention to grant the patent
30.06.2025Fee for grant paid
30.06.2025Fee for publishing/printing paid
17.07.2025Receipt of the translation of the claim(s)
Fees paidRenewal fee
28.02.2023Renewal fee patent year 03
17.01.2024Renewal fee patent year 04
16.01.2025Renewal fee patent year 05
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Lapses during opposition  TooltipHR27.08.2025
PL27.08.2025
NO27.11.2025
RS27.11.2025
GR28.11.2025
IS27.12.2025
[2026/10]
Former [2026/09]HR27.08.2025
NO27.11.2025
GR28.11.2025
IS27.12.2025
Former [2026/08]HR27.08.2025
NO27.11.2025
IS27.12.2025
Former [2026/07]IS27.12.2025
Cited inInternational search[X] DE102017113814  (KULZER & CO GMBH et al.)
 [X] WO2020168044  (DENTSPLY SIRONA INC et al.) [X] 1-22 * paragraphs [0049] , [0 73] , [0 77] - [0082] - [0087] , [0099]; figures 4A-5B,8 *
by applicantUS8998615
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